Here are your 2019 New Faces of Comedy at Just For Laughs Montreal
by Congrats, everybody! NEW FACES OF COMEDY Anna Drezen is a writing supervisor for NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and the co-author of the books How To Win At Feminism and How Many …
Author: Sean L. McCarthy
Editor and publisher since 2007, when he was named New York's Funniest Reporter. Former newspaper reporter at the New York Daily News, Boston Herald and smaller dailies and community papers across America. Loves comedy so much he founded this site.
Episode #269: Marina Franklin
Marina Franklin is a Chicago native who has called Harlem home long enough to see her New York City neighborhood gentrify around her. She also has traveled …
Dusty Slay on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
A year after showcasing as a New Face in Montreal, Dusty Slay is making the rounds on the late-night talk shows. On Wednesday’s Tonight Show, …
Ahamed Weinberg on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ahamed Weinberg, the co-creator of Please Understand Me on Amazon Prime Video, jokes that it’s easy to appear smarter at parties if you just don’t …
The rollout begins for the “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot”
Just in time for Comic-Con, here’s the trailer for the Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, which is titled exactly that. The reboot is about a …
Who advanced in the second week of NBC’s “Bring The Funny”
We’ve got your second-week comedians right here! Advancing through to the next round after performing on last night’s episode of Bring The Funny… Randy Feltface …
Netflix orders Astronomy Club sketch series
Astronomy Club, the first all-black house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, is moving from digital series at Comedy Central to half-hour TV sketch …
Here are your 2019 Emmy nominees in comedy!
They just announced this year’s Emmy Award nominations, so congrats and kudos to everyone who made the list. COMEDY SERIES Barry (HBO) Fleabag (Amazon) Russian …
Catherine Cohen on Late Night with Seth Meyers
Whether or not you’ve already listened to my podcast chat with Catherine Cohen, this young cabaret star has just made her late-night TV debut, performing …
Atsuko Okatsuka performs onstage at The Ice House during an earthquake
Stand-up comedians love starting or ending their sets with thunderous applause. But what about an honest-to-goodness earthquake? That’s what happened to Atsuko Okatsuka on July …